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Where does “fetlen” come from?

fetlen (Middle English) comes from Old English fetel, from Proto-Germanic fatilaz, from Proto-Germanic fatōną, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

fetlen (Middle English): to ready, fix, arrange, prepare

Definitions

  1. to ready, fix, arrange, prepare

Ancestry of “fetlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfetelfettle
2Proto-Germanicfatilaz—
3Proto-Germanicfatōnąto hold; seize
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “fetlen”

  • fettle
  • fettler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →